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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

special to the Independent from
Winnipeg says Gabriel Dumont has
crossed the boundary line, and Will,
he pretends 10 he in search of land is
supposed To heinciting he hall breeds
We place but littl. credence in the lat
ter part of this dispatch Thos,
'blarst ed Brit,shers are too suspi,..
ions. pumont has had eno,i.l, OF half
breed Instructions.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

sam Jones has got as far west as
ouarantincd against entering the Ter
ri'ory o. Montana. Ii we should
nave sam Jones ana n special session
oi the Legislature ut the same time it
would he worse than IA hard winter or
the Asiatic cholera
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

Miss Grace Howard, daughter of
Howard, the well known Journalist, i,
has left New York for Crow Creek Da-
kota, tn teach the Indian giils hou to-
hold arts She might employ her time
more proiitably in teaching her white
sisters the art
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

Sparks latest eccent ricily IL to re-
luire n twelve instead of Il SIX months
reSidence on a pre- emption claim. II
ne were TO spend a winter in the cold
drsclation oi II Dakota shack Instead
ot IN "a warm chair in the Interior De
partment he would take a frontier
view of the case Miner.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

The Masonic Grand Lodge OF Dako-
la has passed resolution that no
person engaged in keeping a saloon
shall be entitled To join any subordi-
Yate lodge in that jurisdiction, and
that no Mason keeping saloon shall
&c received into any lodge By militia
f..,,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

The Inry in the Chicago doodle
rase returned u verdict finding bot h
McGhrizle and Mcdonald guilty, and
fixing the sentence at three years in
the State prison. There are more con
Nlctions to follow.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

JAY eiould has given thirty acres oi
hand to the Mt Vernon estate to eii-
large the grounds around the tomb OF
Washington
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

Georgia prohibitionist says that
he saw "A large kinesnake running along
~ railroad track followed by full
grown rabbit There is 10 telling
what u prohibitionist will see ii he
keeps on in his downward course.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

Bentonites are !ubilant over the re-
r-ipt OF dispatch stating that the
Manitoba road would pass through
that town instead of to the north.
THE is rs il should be
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

Rosco. Conhliug Is credited with
making more money than any single
lawyer in New York.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

Paddy Ryan wants his name put on
the list for another 20 at sullivan.
Paddy don't know when he has got
enough.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30
tlsOrixatiOn to Commence Business.

United States of America,
Territory ri Montana. ~
Office Of Territ oral Auditor:
!, James Sullivan. Territorial Auditor OF
the Territory of Montana. do hereby certi-
fy that the Bank Of Fergus County "a cor
poration duly Incorporated under and by
virtue of an act Of the Legislative ASSEM-
bly, Of the Territory Of Montana, entitled
An Act Concerning Banks and Banking"
approved March =, 1850, having its office
for the transaction OF business at Lewis
town, i'm the county OF Fergus. Territory of
Montana. has complied with the provisions
IF said act and is authorized to commence
the businers of Banking.
------- In witness whereof here
unto set my hand and ailix
Seal OF the my official seal, ut Helena, in
! Territory the Territory of Montana,
Of the eighteenth day OF June
Montana. \. ID. 1857.
| JAMES SULLIVAN,
- Territorial Auditor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30
RULES GOVERNING RACES.

RULES GOVERNIEG RACES.
/. II horses tail to get start after four
trials tscoring start they shall be placed Oh,
The score by Judges appointed tor that !ur-
pose, and start from the word Go"
p If any horse shall foul another. the
one 80 fOuling shall lie barred from the
rack ald the entrance fee forfeited
Book for entrances for all races closes at
10 a. M, July 18th.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

The iath OF june was the lOth am
.lysrsary u: the adoption %. the stars
and stripes as our national emblem.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30
f.RA losS.

". ar prepared u negotiate long time
loans on improyeuiar;n- IL Fergus county
For particulars apply to
WALLACE, STYLES & THon.BGHiH,
Helena, Montans.
or. lsrpui.F yo> ToBEI.. JR.. Lesistown.
Hrfcr,nc. -Frst National Bank, Helena.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30
Notarial
Seal.
State of Illinois.

State Of Illinois.
County of Cook. 10
On this 9th day of May, a. y. 1857, per-
sonally appeared before me, Paul Brown. "a
notary public in and for said county.
Thomas 4. Power, personally known To me
to be the same person described In and
who executed the foregoing certificate Of
incorporation IA IA party thereto, and who
acknowledged to me that he executed the
same freely and voluntarily. and for the
uses and purposes therein mentioned.
In witness whereof ] have
herennto set my hand and al
Notarial fixed my official seal the day
Seal. and year in this certificate first
above written.
- (Signed), PAUL BRowS,
Notary Public.
Filed for record in the Office of the Secre-
tary OF Montana, May 2ist, at lo:l5
O'Clock Il. M, \. ID. 1887.
(sgned), Wa L. WsBB,
Secretary of Montana.
Filed in the office of Territorial Audito
May %. 1887.
(Simed), JAMES SULLIVAN.
Territorial Auditor.
Filed with County Clerk and Recorder of
Fergus county, May -. A. ID. 1887.
tSisnad), WM. III. KELLY,
County Clerk and Recorder.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30
TERRITORY or MONTANA.

torNTY OF LEWIS AND CLARKE.
On this fourth day of May. \. ID. 1857
personally appeared before me. Massena
Billiard. n Notary Public in and for said
Territory of Montana, :. s. IIobson and
James II. Moe, personally known to me to
he the 50 me persons described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and that
each Of them duly acknowledged To me that
they each of them respectively executed the
same freely aud voluntarily, and for the
uses and purposes therein mentioned.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-30

In witness whereof ! have
hereunto set my hand and af.
fixed my official seal, the day
and year in this certificate
first above written.
(Signed).
MAssENA BuLLAED.
Notary Public.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

An El Paso dispatch says D. Breckenridge. a citizen of Silver City, New Mexico, was engaged in merchandising in the town of Fl Valle, State of Chihuahua, Mexico, recently. A charge of murder was preferred against him. the same al- legged to have been committed in have been committed in New Mexi- co. The Mexican authorities were requested to arrest and hold him until extradition papers were pro- cured. They did arrest him, treat ed him brutally by striking him over, the head with a sword and thrusting it into his legs. They then placed him in jail, where he was kept month, until officers from Silver City came after him and carried him to that city, where he was tried and acquitted. Breck- enridge now applies to Consul Brigham at Paso del Norte to in tercede with the mayor of the town of El VaIle for the restoration of his property, which amounted to about $2,000, and which was seized at the time of his arrest. Judge Brigham has written to the Gov ernor of Chihuahua, complaining of the treatment to an American citizen and asking for an investi- gation of the case and the, return of the property. The case will also be reported by Consul Brigham to Washington.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

Stockmen in the vicinity of Flag staff and Williams have of late been troubled with raids from rust lers on their stock, who have taken from one to three at a time from various parties. Messrs. Bass and Rogers, of Williams, recently in stituted search for some of this stolen stock, and in an out ot the way and unfrequented place found twenty-one head belonging to diff ferent parties. They found no trace of the thieves, however. A posse officers and citizens was being or ganized in Flagstaff, few days ago, to institute a further search, and, if possible, round up the thieves. It is believed that a thor oughly organized band of rustlers and outlaws exists in tile noun tains of that yicinity.-Journal- Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
An Austin. Texas. dispatch saws

An Austin, Texas, dispatch says : In connection with the Gainesville horror 1t has been asked whether there has ever been any clue to the murderers of the eight women as- sassinated in Austin in 1885. The answer is that there have been plen- ty of clues. but that they have not banned out. At the scene of near ly all the Austin murders a large, broad, naked foot print was. found the morning after the murder. This foot print, made in blood, was made on the veranda adjoining the room in which Mrs. Phillips was killed. It was carefully measured by the authorities, who still have the di- mensions. The murderer of Mrs. Phillips also left the bloody print of his fingers on the yard fence as he jumped over into the alley. This is about the only real clue that was discovered. It will be remembered Phillips, who was tried for the mur- der of his wife, had his foot meas ured to that bloody track and 1t did not fit. The general opinion now in Austin Is that the same man or men perpetrated the Austin, San Antonio and Gainesville murders. On the night of Mrs. Phillips mur- der dogs took the trail to a house where a certain man then lived. A watch has been kept on him ever since. Although he may be entire ly innocent, it is a curious fact that he suits the description given by Miss Watkins, the Gainesville vic tim, before her death. In the Gains vile case that same naked footprint nine inches long, was found in the garden walks.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
NUMBER 3S

day and tomorrow will be Wens- day. Cheating and gambling is punished by lynchin, and every eff fort is made to put the town on Q good morrel baysis, Ladies uni versally respected, and I sell them beer at half price when they buy beer at my place. There is 8 agrand sacred concert and free dance here every Sunday night, and preachin every Sunday that the pastor don't have ter stay at home on account of the big rush at his bowling ally. Don't hezzytate about comin here on ackount of sowciety. This is q morrel town"
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

We take the following synopsis of the law in relation to:the pres ervation, of game and fish from the Prescott Courier:
 It shall not be lawful for any person to take, kill or destroy any elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, mountain goat or ibex, or to buy, sell or have in their possession any of such animals between the first day of February and the first day of October of each year, except such as are tanned or kept for show or curiosity
 It shall be unlawful for any per son to take or catch any fish with any seine or net.
 It is unlawful for any person to shoot or kill any partridge, wild turkey, goose, brant, swan, curlew, blower, snipe, rail or ducks of any kind between the first day of March and September of each year, except on his own premises.
 It is unlawful for any person at any time to kill or destroy any fish  with giant powder or any other ex- plosive substance.
 It is unlawful for any person at any time within five years after the passage of this act, to shoot or kill any grouse or prairie chickens.
 Any one violating the provisions of this act, is guilty of a misde-. meanor, and shall be fined in sum not exceeding one hundred dollars or less than fifteen dollars and the cost of prosecution, and in case such fine is not paid, the person so convicted shall be imprisoned in the county jail until said fine is paid provided such imprisonment shall not exceed one day for each dollar of such fine.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

4 dispatch from Wichita. Kan sas says an important arrest was made in this city by Under Sheriff Brown, in the person of the noto- rious Dave Black, who among oth- CT crimes, two years ago murdered soldier under the most aggravated circumstances at Kiowa. This case excited the most intense feeling and his trial was still in progress when about five months ago he escaped and had since evaded rearrest. It became known that he was in this city in disguise, and after several attempts he was arrested in his room by two men who had con cealed there during his absence. He was then placed in a room on the second floor, under guard of three. but about four o'clock, while they were not watching, he sprang to the window and leaped to the walk. By the fall he sprained his ankle and was thus easily recap tured.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

The Hoof and Horn points out some of the advantages to be de- rived from a Territorial Associa- tion in the following forcible lan- guage:
 It will save hundred thousand dollars to the stock raisers of the Territory by reducing the rate of taxation on stock in Arizona at least twelve cents per head.
 It will ensure a rigid enforcement of the quarantine laws of the Ter ritory, and thus prevent the intro ductiOn of all contagious and in- fectious cattle diseases.
 It will enable the stockmen of the Territory to mutually protect each others interests, and to pre- vent overstOcking by tramp herds from other Territories and States.
 It will ensure to every stockman protection against cattle thieves and kindred depredations.
 It will ensure an advance and greater stability in the price of cat tie by opening a northern trail and regulating the tran. portation of cattle to the beef markets of the east and west by railroad compa- nies.
 It will make trespassing odious and ensure to evory stockman the uninterrupted enjoyment of his vested rights in water and range locations
 It will ensure the enactment of better and more comprehensive laws to protect and govern the live stock interests of the entire Territory.
 It will ensure the enforcement of the live stock laws already existing and equalize the burden of main. taining range rights, providing bulls, rodeoing, etc., more justly than is at present possible.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

In reply to a letter from a cattle owner on the tract known as No Mans Land" asking if a portion of the herders occupying the land can form an organization and adopt a herd law to govern the free range men, Land Commissioner Sparks states that no person, organization or association has any right or color of authority to make herd regulations or any other regulations in respect to the occupation of lands in the public strip. "These are public lands of the United States" continues the commission CT, "and never have been made sub ject to the lawful occupation or en- try under any of the public land laws, and 1 have heretofore recom- mended the employment of mili- tary forces to remove occupants thercfrom who are not actual set tiers, or who are using or controlt- ing more than 160 acres"
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
E--A-=R

The local associations of Arizona will take a long step forward for the promotion of their business by organizing a strong central associa- tion. The Stock Grower is glad to note that the disposition among cattlemen seems to general in that territory to hump themselves to accomplish what can only Dc ac- complished by united efort.-Las Vegas Stock Grower.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
The following is going the rounds

The following is going the rounds without credit. A Boston woman wrote to the mayor of 9 new town in Wyoming, asking him for infor- nation regarding the state of so- ciety in his town, as she contem- plated going there for the benefit of the health of her children: On re- ceiving his reply she concluded to remain in Boston. for while lon ger. The mayor wrote;.
 "As for sowcietY, 1t is bang up. This is a mity morrel town, cOnsid- erin that there's. sixty-nine saloons to population of 2,0O0. But every saloon has a sine up, sayin, all fitting must be done outside. No killin allowed in this room Only two men has been killed since Mon-
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

A special to the Chicago Times from Evansville, Ind, says: "A lynching occurred at Union City, Ky, 4 negro named John Thomas committed a brutal assault on a little white girl. A posse was or ganized, and after long search he was found at Humboldt, brought back and his preliminary trial had. A large angry and determined crowd filled the court room. He was positively identified by his victim. At this point some on i'll the crowd shouted: That's enough let's put him where he will do no more of the devils work" The entire room of men, perhaps 200 enraged citi- zens, rose to their feet and with a rush surged over the posse of off, cers, sweeping them aside as if a mere bundle of chaff, and the mad dened throng seized the trembling wretch. In an instant a good rope was produced, moose prepared Und slipped about the prisoners neck. Willing hands then threw an end of the rope over a beam in the court room, and then the crowd walked away, leaving the body swinging" .
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

famous Green Mountain Maid has yet dropped, and it is valued at 5000. After refreshing sleep it opened it's eyes, ,and it's first thoughts were not of it's mother, but of the man who had nursed and relieved it of pain. At least, it walked to him and laid it's head upon his knee.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

An Fl Paso dispatch says close upon the heels of the new earth quake at Bavispe come details of a still greater calamity at Bacariac, a town twenty miles from Bavispe. It had, before the catastrophe, 1900 inhabitants. When Bavispe was destroyed Bacariac was badly sha-
 ken and since then has been visited by a succession of shocks, reducing it to ruins, most of the people es- capped to the country, terror stricken.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

George ". Julian, Surveyor Gen. eral of New Mexico, makes sweep ing statement in a letter to the ef- feet that fully 6,000,OOO acres of the public domain are now and have been for many years unlaw- fully appropriated by interruptions land grabbers, chief among whom can be named s. B. Elkins, s. " Dorsey and their moneycd confed- crates. .-Hoof and Horn.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

An exchange says it seems that a lawyer is something of carpen- ter. He can file a bill, split a hair, chop logic, dovetail an argument, make an entry, get up case, frame an indictment, emplnnel a jury, put them in box, nail witness, hammer a judge, bore a court, chisel q client and other like things.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

The largest individual cattle and hog feeder in the world is Dan Ran kin, of Addison county, Missouri. He has farm of 25,000 acres that yields him about 1 100000 bushels of corn, and he frequently turns off 5000 cattle and I0,000 hogs in q season.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

To every man that loves his horse the following incident from the Turf, Field and Farm will prove most interesting: There was anx- iety at Stony Ford, Saturday night and Sunday. Green Mountain Maid had foaled a large and handsome bay colt by Messenger Duroc, and soon after struggling to it's feet It had a slight inflammation of the bowels. The pain caused it to walk around the box stall until 1t had worn a path in the straw, and then it was taken in hand. No child was ever more carefully nursed, and Sunday afternoon it fell asleep while being famed by its attendant. Mir. Backman spent hours in the box because he had taken Q great fancy to the youngster. It is the biggest and finest cut foal that the
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
An exchange says the irrepressi-

An exchange says the lrrepressl- ble rustler is still making things lively in Lincoln county, N. M., and the stockmen have declared in tention of ridding the country of the pest if they have to mark every mile with grave.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

There will be meeting of the Tombstone Stock Growers Asso- citation on Saturday, the 23d, at the Occidental Hotel, Tombstone. Busi- ness of importance, in reference to locating 6 cattle trail to the North, will be discussed, and all members of the Association are expected to be present. It is important that the trail should be located during this summer, so that the cattle can be driven over 1t from Southern Arizona the coming spring. This trail will not only bring buyers to our doors from Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska, but will have the effect to reduce the freight rates to the north by rail. In consequence of the extraordinary rains this sea son, the cattle will be in fine con dition to drive and will undoubted- ly command fair price, if we have a good trail looked out, over which they can be driven, but if the sea
 son passes without the trail being established, the buyers will not come here from the north, as they cannot afford to pay the present rates by rail, and we shall be left with the home and California mar kets onlv.-Tombstone Epitaph.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
ARIZONA MERCANTILE CO.,,
 DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE
 St. Johns, Arizona.
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR WOOL AND
 HIDES, IN TRADE OR CASH

Salt delivered to cattle sheepmen their ranges, at prices lower than be obtained any where se and with promptness and dispatch Stockmen depend upon the Salt being clean and in good condition. All orders promptly filled Terms furnished application Corre- spondcnce solicited.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1887-04-23
FRo n Taylor.

At present writing it is showing; it has
been showing for over week and l
think it will snow all summer. thereby
blasting the hopes Of the Dudes and
Miners, who, by the way. have match
game Of ball to play for key Of beer and
the championship of Taylor; the winning
nine will then challenge the Panaca pro.
fessionals.
There has been quite an exodus from
this place to Sprucemont. Last week
Ben Miller's teams left for that place,
taking number Of passengers with him;
last Sunday Boss" Weber, with two
other parties, left. the BOSS" intending
to start saloon for the benefit Of the
miners and coal burners.
Base ball is the theme of the day,
there being two contesting mines, the
Dudes and the Miners.
You will see by this that "His Roya
Highness" is in the City Of SIM" Thi'
camp is very dull.
The Argus mill shut down on the 18Th
inst, but will probably resume operation
about the 25th.
SorrR